Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 570 The Strength of the Swarm's Will

Having identified the Garden of All Spirits and the core control area of ​​the Spaceship, the Empress then steered the Empress Palace at breakneck speed across the Flame Lake.

Flamewater Lake, though a dangerous place adjacent to God-Slaying Gorge, is not very dangerous, far less so than God-Slaying Gorge.

Although there are nearly a hundred dangers, they are only minor troubles for a well-prepared Lord of the Universe.

The only "danger" we can boast about is Frozen Lake Thunderfire.

Frozen Lake Thunderfire is extremely cold, and even the strongest beings in the universe dare not withstand it.

Once affected by the Frozen Lake Thunderfire... it would be enough to cause even the most luxurious flying palace to collapse.

However, the Frozen Lake Thunderfire was not fast. It moved at dozens of times the speed of light, which the Lords of the Universe could see from afar and easily shake off.

Furthermore, Flame Lake can be teleported.

Once you see it, simply teleport away.

"It seems we haven't seen the Universe Lord of the Purple Moon Holy Land. It looks like they've all run away."

Qin Mu habitually released a swarm of insects and scanned the Flame Water Lake.

The danger level in Flame Water Lake is relatively low, but because it is close to God Destroyer Gorge, many treasures occasionally fly in.

The danger is low, and there is a possibility of finding a powerful treasure.

Therefore, some powerful races would send people to guard the area. For example, in the past, the Purple Moon Holy Land would send some weaker universe lords to guard it.

However, after the human race issued a kill order against the Purple Moon Holy Land, the human race's universe master, after being enhanced by Qin Mu and obtaining many inheritances, experienced a surge in strength.

For example, the Lord of Darkness and the Lord of Ice Peak both hunted down the Lord of the Universe of Purple Moon Holy Land in the Universe Ship.

The main force of the insect swarm has already arrived, so it's normal for them to flee.

Qin Mu looked up at the top of the Flame Lake space... where the Frozen Lake Thunderfire resided.

How was Frozen Lake Thunderfire born?

Twelve Abysses!

The Twelve Abysses are twelve infinitely vast spaces.

Six of the abysses continuously spew forth icy frozen lake fire, while the other six abysses constantly devour endless frozen lake fire.

In the original timeline, Luo Feng was being chased in Flame Lake and plunged into the Twelve Abysses.

While dragging down and killing all the enemies, he also obtained the ultimate treasure armor, the Mad Demon God-Slaying Armor.

This also attracted the creator of the giant axe, who fought a great battle with the third and sixth true masters of the Divine Eye Clan, forcing him to offer up his treasure and flee for his life.

This was also the only highlight of the giant axe's appearance.

Within these twelve abysses lies a small island containing a relic with extremely profound secret patterns.

"Should we go take a look? Those ruins might offer some inspiration."

Looking at the Frozen Lake Thunderfire, Qin Mu hesitated for a moment before giving up the idea.

It's just a relic.

Similar swarms of remnant worms have been discovered in the Peak Realm, all left behind by the strongest beings in the universe who fell into despair.

In the three most dangerous areas, there are ancient ruins in some of the core locations.

Some remnants from existences from countless lifetimes ago.

These relics cannot be considered as a legacy; they are all haphazard carvings.

It has some reference value, but that's about it.

It's not worth making a special trip!

"Let's study Yintuo first, and then go outside to take a look when we reach the Heavenly Demon Pillar."

After pondering for a moment, Qin Mu addressed the Empress.

As a unique and special life form called "Yin Tuo" in the first cycle of reincarnation, its divine body is not large, but it has a special feature.

That means any material impact could directly weaken his divine body to one ten-thousandth of its original strength!

This talent is extremely powerful and has a very high priority.

If combined with the Supreme Armor to reduce the enemy's physical attack to one ten-thousandth, then it's equivalent to reducing it to one hundred-millionth.

Even the Lava Demon God couldn't instantly kill Yin Tuo.

Therefore, it is known as the indestructible Intuo!

If the Hive Tyrant also possessed this talent, its strength would reach an incredibly powerful level.

Even without supreme treasures, one can still reach the fourth-order Universe Lord level simply by relying on one's own divine body and numerous secret techniques.

As for going to the Black Pattern Stone Pillar space to utilize the Heavenly Demon Pillar, it was not a spur-of-the-moment decision.

With the insect swarm now grown to its current size, it is almost impossible to eradicate it using conventional methods.

But it's not that there's no way out.

That's a test of willpower!

Some units in the swarm lack souls and are immune to soul attacks.

But all swarm units possess will.

Theoretically speaking, if a strong individual has a will strong enough, they can instantly stun or even kill an entire swarm of insects through a mental assault.

Knowing this weakness, Qin Mu naturally wanted to improve his willpower as much as possible!

"Alright, I'll just spare a sliver of my consciousness to operate the Queen's Palace. I'm also somewhat interested in Intuo."

The Empress readily agreed.

Thanks to her research with Qin Mu, her achievements in the path of bloodline can be described as leaps and bounds.

It can also cultivate powerful warriors whose strength reaches the level of a universe master by utilizing its own mother nest.

Although the process is slow and requires a lot of resources.

But this is still a huge step forward.

Immediately, the two immersed themselves in the study of the divine body of Yintuo.

Unlike the Third and Fourth True Lords who were previously suppressed, they were far too powerful and possessed supreme treasures to protect them.

The empress can suppress them, but she cannot manipulate them at will.

However, Tuo was different. Once inside the Queen's palace, the powerful suppression made it impossible for him to commit suicide!

……

Time flies, and a century has passed in the blink of an eye.

After flying over treacherous terrain and leaving behind a swarm of insects to multiply, the Queen's Palace finally arrived at the space of the Black-Patterned Stone Pillar.

The Black-Patterned Stone Pillar Space is one of the few safe areas within the entire inner domain of the Cosmic Ship.

The entire space is supported by 16 black-veined stone pillars, each thousands of light-years high.

Except for the area near the black-patterned stone pillars where space is frozen and teleportation is impossible, all other areas of the space can be teleported.

Furthermore... the black-veined stone pillar is a natural historical site!

These 16 stone pillars, each thousands of light-years tall, are covered with extremely profound black runes, the level of which is so high that even the strongest beings in the universe cannot comprehend them.

Each of the black-patterned stone pillars possesses immense power, surpassing even the most powerful treasures. To this day, no powerful individual has ever been able to truly touch a black-patterned stone pillar.

The closer one gets to the 'Black-Patterned Stone Pillar,' the faster time flows, and the more terrifying the impact on one's will becomes.

Even the strongest beings in the universe cannot reach the Black Pattern Stone Pillar.

"call out!"

Two streaks of light flashed across the void.

Qin Mu and the Empress appeared and flew towards the black-patterned stone pillar.

With a sweep of his divine power, Qin Mu discovered that many powerful individuals had gathered here, including some members of the Hong Alliance.

As for the others?

Qin Mu also discovered many of the strongest beings from other races in the universe, such as the Star Lord of Beichi and the Blood Orchid Ancestor from the first reincarnation era, and the Rampaging Demon God from the second reincarnation era.

But Qin Mu was too lazy to pay them any attention.

Even the strongest Star Lord Beichi is only an ordinary ninth-order True God, and is most likely no match for the fully armed Empress.

Qin Mu did not greet the Lord of the Universe in the Hong Alliance. Qin Mu had never been to the Black Pattern Stone Pillar Space, but the Empress had been there many times.

"Your mastery of the secret runes is extremely high; perhaps you can decipher the secret runes on that black-patterned stone pillar."

Looking at the black-patterned stone pillar from afar, the Empress said.

Her soul was naturally powerful, she was the strongest in the universe, and with Qin Mu personally guiding her, she achieved a very high level of mastery in the art of secret runes.

However, compared to Qin Mu, he is far inferior.

"We'll have to wait and see to know."

Qin Mu chuckled lightly and did not refute.

It has collected the special life genes of the entire primordial universe, as well as the strongest talent secrets bestowed by the primordial universe when many universe masters broke through, plus many inheritances given by the Mountain Guest.

Through countless insect swarms of deductions, his understanding of the secret rune diagram had indeed reached an extremely high level.

The "Secret Pattern Records," which were the insights gained by many cosmic masters, were all created by Qin Mu.

Over the years, he has mastered the strongest secret technique of the universe master, and can create the strongest secret technique of the universe master at will according to his own needs.

With the support of the insect swarm, their ability to deduce and comprehend various profound and mysterious techniques has reached an astonishing level.

Otherwise, where would he get the confidence to send the swarm of insects to collect the secret runes on the spaceship and to find and decipher the energy nodes?

As the two talked, they quickly flew toward the black-patterned stone pillar.

What does it mean to be thousands of light-years high?

Even the Star Tower, the divine weapon forged by the Mountain-Sitting Guest, is only nine light-years away.

In terms of size alone, the Star Tower looks tiny compared to the Black Pattern Stone Pillar.

The overwhelming power of that aura excited Qin Mu.

Be careful.

The Queen said, "Let's go to the second black-patterned stone pillar. I've been there many times and I'm quite familiar with it."

The area around the No. 2 black-patterned stone pillar also had the most powerful figures.

The closer we are, the stronger the impact on our will.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Both continued to fly inwards.

wow——

The towering, endless black-veined stone pillars that stretched to the limit of his vision appeared before Qin Mu.

call!call!call!

A vast number of enormous rocks flew around the black-veined stone pillar.

And among the countless, endless giant rocks, there are some exquisitely carved black-spired buildings that stand out.

That is the secret chamber.

A secret room that requires a specific token to enter.

On some rocks, powerful universe masters resided. With a cursory glance, Qin Mu discovered over a hundred powerful universe masters.

Among them are some of the strongest beings in the universe.

Some of them were far from the black-veined stone pillars, while others were close.

It all depends on the will of each strong person.

The stronger one's will, the more likely one is to choose a boulder closer to the black-veined stone pillar to rest temporarily.

The deepest of them is the Lord of the Bechi Star.

"We also have a batch of tokens. Let's go to the secret room later and see if there are any that match."

Qin Mu transmitted his voice to the Empress.

That's right, he does have a batch.

It was not obtained from inheritance, but rather from the annihilation of those twenty strongest beings in the universe and hundreds of powerful universe lords within the Invincible Peak Realm.

In the three consecutive self-destructions, most of their belongings were destroyed, including their most precious treasures.

However, while collecting fragments of the treasure, Qin Mu discovered many pendants with carvings of strange beasts.

These keepsakes, made of an unknown material, were extremely hard and were not destroyed in the self-destruction.

There are 65 black tokens and 12 cyan tokens.

Even after killing the True God of Awakening, a silver token was found among his belongings!

It should be noted that the quality of the tokens, from lowest to highest, is: black token, cyan token, and silver token.

Black tokens are generally only obtainable by extremely powerful cosmic rulers.

Cyan tokens are usually in the hands of the strongest beings in the universe.

Silver tokens are generally only possessed by powerful figures from the two great holy lands.

If you're lucky, you might even find a substantial sum of money hidden among these keepsakes.

"Hmm, good! I also collected two black tokens in the past, and obtained some treasures from them."

The Empress readily agreed.

Whoosh!

In flight.

As they got closer to the No. 2 black-patterned stone pillar, the powerful impact of its will grew stronger.

On the high-flying rocks surrounding the black-veined stone pillar, hundreds of universe lords spotted Qin Mu from afar.

"It's the Zerg Queen, and the Swarm Overlord! They've actually come to the Black-Patterned Space too!"

"Didn't the main force of that swarm only arrive at the spaceship about a hundred years ago? How come they've arrived already?"

This is troublesome! If these insect swarms are as rampant as those in the Peak Realm, where can we go?

"Hmph, it's one thing to go to other areas, but how dare the Swarm Overlord come to the Black Striped Stone Pillar space?"

They're just using numbers to their advantage.

Someone actually called him the strongest person in the universe?

A mere cosmic venerable one!

This is a contest of wills; no matter how many clones his swarm has, it's useless!

If one cannot even reach the will of the Lord of the Universe, then that's laughable.

"..."

A group of cosmic lords and the strongest beings in the universe from the first and second cycles of reincarnation were discussing the matter.

Some were filled with fear, while others secretly mocked.

Even the Star Lord of Beichi, who was closest to the black-patterned stone pillar, cast his gaze upon it.

Who is the strongest being in the cosmic sea?

Before the swarm entered the cosmic sea, it was undoubtedly the first true master of the Divine Eye Clan.

However, many people now hold different opinions.

In the outer realm of the Peak Realm, the Giant Axe Founder defeated the First True Lord of the Divine Eye Clan in a single battle.

This leads many to believe that the strongest being in the cosmic sea is the creator of the giant axe.

However, some believe that the strongest is Qin Mu!

What gives humanity the right to dominate the cosmic ocean?

It wasn't done with a giant axe.

It was not the insect swarms, but the countless insects!

Now, everyone knows that the swarms of insects were all Qin Mu's clones.

Who can defeat the Zerg swarm?

Even the Great Axe Founder could only flee in disarray when faced with that massive swarm of insects, with millions of Hive Tyrants.

Not to mention, the swarm also inherited the legacy of the Eye Clan, which made up for their weakness in individual strength.

However, since then, the swarm has never encountered a worthy opponent and has never unleashed its true power.

This led many powerful individuals to secretly speculate.

Of course, they only dared to mutter a few words to themselves. If they were really asked to provoke Qin Mu or the insect swarm, they would naturally not dare to do so.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Qin Mu and the Empress flew toward the black-patterned stone pillar.

"Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!"

Qin Mu felt as if he could hear the roars of millions of troops fighting, and waves of will surged towards him.

However, Qin Mu felt a gentle breeze on his face and no pressure at all.

"In that region, even those who have reached the level of a universe master need to resist the impact of their will with all their might, yet he did it so easily?"

"That's normal. After all, he is a top genius, so it's normal for him to possess the will of the Lord of the Universe."

As Qin Mufei drew closer, all the Lords of the Universe watched him intently.

This is an existence that can suppress the entire universe!

Who doesn't care?

Under their watchful eyes, Qin Mu and the Empress easily flew over the areas where the Lords of the Universe resided.

"How is this possible! That area has already reached the level of the strongest beings in the universe, how could he still hold on?"

"The Zerg Queen is the strongest being in the universe, so it's normal for her to have a powerful will. But he's merely a cosmic venerable!"

"My God! He's already surpassed the Rampaging Demon God, could he possibly surpass Lord Bech Star?"

Everyone was utterly shocked by what they saw.

(End of this chapter)